Self - report scales

• What is a strength of using self-report scales?

  They have practical applications.
• What was the purpose of using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale in the research mentioned?

  To explain the causes of suicide.
• What were the main causal factors identified in the study of suicide victims in Finland?

  Changes in life events such as family discord, death, divorce, or financial problems.
• Why is the research on suicide and life events significant?

  It helps understand factors contributing to stress and supports people during stressful times.
• How can insights from self-report scales be utilized in psychology?

  • Understanding psychological problems
  • Supporting individuals through stress
  • Informing interventions and treatments
• What type of psychological problems can insights from scales help address?


  Many types of psychological problems.
• What is a weakness of the social readjustment rating scale in measuring stress?

  Events have different meanings for different people.
• How can the death of a spouse affect the surviving partner differently?

  The impact varies based on the circumstances of the death.
• Why might some stressors be considered minor for some people?

  Because they may not perceive them as significant events.
• What does it mean that the LCU for an event may not be applicable to everyone?

  It indicates that the life change unit may not reflect individual perceptions of stress.
• What does the social readjustment rating scale fail to account for?

  Individual differences in the perception of stress.
• Who argued that events are stressful regardless of being positive or negative?

  Holmes and Rahe.
• What do Holmes and Rahe suggest about the cost of stressful events?

  Both positive and negative events have a cost in terms of psychic energy.